The newly revived Twin Cities Championships kicked off the 2010 Minnesota Skinnyski Series (MiSSeries) on the beautiful trails of Battle Creek and Theodore Wirth. Despite the cold temperatures, about 200 skiers turned out on both Saturday and Sunday to begin the new quest for the various titles that the MiSSeries have to offer.

The men’s race came down to an exciting finish as Rossignol teammates Matt Weier and Bjorn Batdorf battling for the top spot, with Matt Weier pulling away at the end to be crowned the champion of the Twin Cities for men. The women’s race wasn’t as much of a competition as CXC skier Johanna Winters started out in first and never looked back, taking the women’s pursuit title and being crowned the female champion of the Twin Cities.

In the overall competition, David Christopherson currently holds the top spot over David Landgraf for men, while Kelly Skillicorn leads Cheryl DuBois for women. The age group leaders are as follows.

Age Group       Women                 Men
 0-24            Kathleen DeWahl       Joseph Dubay
 25-29           Johanna Winters       Matt Weier
 30-34           Elaine Nelson         Adam Swank
 35-39           Kim Rudd              Andrew Schakel
 40-44           Angie Robinson        John Munger
 45-49           Kelly Skillicorn      Scott Ellertson
 50-54                                 Steve Sonnesyn
 55-59                                 David Christopherson
 60-64           Jean Lavelle          David Landgraf
 65-69                                 Odd Osland
  

Full standings are posted

This Sunday the Minnesota Skinnyski Series returns to Duluth for the Boulder Lake Ski Race 31k freestyle. With incoming reports saying the trail is in excellent shape and temperatures looking to be in the high 20s, it looks to be an excellent weekend of racing.